A man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into the gun display case at the Burlington Walmart and stole multiple rifles and ammunition.
Burlington police were called to the store, located at 530 Graham-Hopedale Road, by an employee on a report of the theft at about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Officers caught James Lane, of Burlington, leaving the store with a rifle in each hand and multiple rounds of ammunition in his pockets.
Lane was taken into custody without incident.
Lane was taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center for injuries he suffered in breaking the display case.
Authorities said Lane will be charged with two counts of larceny of a firearm, larceny by defeating anti-theft device and injury to personal property.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Burlington police at 336-229-3503. For anonymous methods, call Alamance County-Wide Crimestoppers at 336-229-7100 or text 8398 to 274637 for a text-a-tip method, both with possible cash rewards.
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BURLINGTON, N.C. —

A man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into the gun display case at the Burlington Walmart and stole multiple rifles and ammunition.

Burlington police were called to the store, located at 530 Graham-Hopedale Road, by an employee on a report of the theft at about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.

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Officers caught James Lane, of Burlington, leaving the store with a rifle in each hand and multiple rounds of ammunition in his pockets.

Lane was taken into custody without incident.

Lane was taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center for injuries he suffered in breaking the display case.

Authorities said Lane will be charged with two counts of larceny of a firearm, larceny by defeating anti-theft device and injury to personal property.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Burlington police at 336-229-3503. For anonymous methods, call Alamance County-Wide Crimestoppers at 336-229-7100 or text 8398 to 274637 for a text-a-tip method, both with possible cash rewards.

DOWNLOAD: Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WXII app here.